Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · Sussex partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Supplier
- YMCA DownsLink Group
- Value
- £1,715,821.78
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 024104-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date11 Mar 2026
- Published17 Mar 2026Published 6 days after the contract date
Description
Reprovision of the YMCA Subcontract with a new 2 year contract, with the ability to extend for 1 further year if desired.<br/><br/>This service is one of three that form the Brighton IAPT and Wellbeing element of the NHS Sussex Contract. The three services (IAPT, Adult Wellbeing, and Children & Young Person’s Wellbeing) combine to create a comprehensive, integrated, Primary Care Mental Health Service (2 years+) for Brighton & Hove residents.<br/><br/>YMCA is mandated by the ICB as the Provider for this service.<br/><br/>The current contract is ending and requires replacing.<br/>2026/27 857,910.89 <br/>2027/28 857,910.89 <br/>Total Initial Term 1,715,821.78 <br/>Extension 857,910.89 <br/>Total Potential Contract 2,573,732.67 <br/><br/>Total lifetime since original commencement (09/2021) - £4,552,989<br/><br/>25/26 contract value £857,653
About the supplier
YMCA DownsLink Group: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03853734).